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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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